EntrepreneurshipAfter50

Establish Yourself as a Consultant

Decide Your Goals: Define what you want your target group to learn and achieve from your consulting services. This clarity will help structure your offerings to meet their needs. Define Your Target Group: Understand your audience’s pain points and needs. Determine whether you will advise individuals or companies. Build a Professional Network: Connect with other professionals to establish credibility and gain referrals. A solid network is crucial for promoting your services. Set Your Rates and Establish a Contract: Decide on…

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How Do I Turn My Skills into Freelancing?

Analyze Your Hobbies, Skills, and Talents: Reflect on your hobbies, skills, and professional experience. Ask yourself: What hobbies or skills do I have that could become a full-time or part-time job? Is there a demand for these skills? If you’re unsure, review your past experiences and explore something you’re passionate about. Develop Your Skills and Expertise: To succeed as a freelancer, proficiency in your chosen field is crucial. Enhance your skills through classes, workshops, books, courses, virtual coaches, and podcasts.…

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SASSI Newsletter 1

The first SASSI LLC Newsletter is now available! Dive into the “Guide to Becoming an Olderpreneur” with insights and tips to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey. Check out SASSI LLC Newsletter 1 (R3) for more details.

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Effects of Volunteering

Volunteering can significantly enhance entrepreneurial skills and personal growth. Here’s how: Gaining Entrepreneurial Skills Leadership and Problem-Solving: Volunteering often involves leading projects or teams, helping you develop leadership and problem-solving abilities. Innovation and Creativity: Nonprofit work can inspire creative solutions for fundraising and awareness campaigns. Discovering New Interests Volunteering exposes you to diverse experiences, allowing you to discover new interests and talents. For example, working at a hospital can spark an interest in healthcare, while community center work can open…

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A Legacy Roadmap

A legacy roadmap is a strategic plan that considers your professional legacy, your impact on the organization, and your future potential. Steps to Create a Legacy Roadmap Assess Your Current Legacy: Identify your strengths, areas of expertise, key achievements, valuable contacts, and important lessons learned. Evaluate the Company’s Readiness: Ensure there are procedures for knowledge transfer and identify potential successors. Consider if you’ll be available for future assistance and your vision for your current position. Plan for Future Impact: Define…

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A Legacy Career

A legacy is what remains after one moves on. For civilizations, this might be monuments and art; for individuals, it can be property left to descendants. In a career context, a legacy includes the impact one has had on organizational culture, communication, projects, and the professional field. Defining a Legacy Career While a career legacy focuses on past impacts, a legacy career is about planning future contributions. It involves: Reflecting on Current Position: Assess where you are now and where…

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Advantages of Older Entrepreneurs

Older entrepreneurs tend to achieve slightly more success than their younger counterparts. While entrepreneurship is often associated with bright young minds, older individuals can also thrive in this arena. Factors contributing to their success include: Mature Business Ideas: Older entrepreneurs often bring well-developed, practical business concepts. Realistic Self-Appraisal: They have a clearer understanding of their strengths and limitations. Greater Access to Finances: They typically have more financial resources and better credit access. Value of Freedom: Older entrepreneurs often prioritize personal…

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What is Proactivity?

Proactivity can be understood through three core aspects: Focus on the Future: Proactivity involves anticipating future events rather than merely reacting to current situations. This requires seeing the big picture, analyzing current trends, and making educated guesses about potential future developments. Aim for Change: Proactivity is about creating change, which requires thinking on a systemic level. Instead of just responding to problems, proactive individuals consider how things could be improved even if they seem to be working fine. Self-Initiation: Proactive…

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Why Older Entrepreneurs are More Successful?

Starting a business after 50 can be challenging, but unique factors contribute to the success of older entrepreneurs. Explore why 50-something entrepreneurs excel in this article: Older Founders: 5 Reasons Why 50-Something Entrepreneurs Are More Successful. Reinventing Yourself at 66 SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 It’s never too late to reinvent yourself. Paul Tasner, who founded his own start-up at 66 after working for others for 40 years, shares his experience in this inspirational talk: How I became an entrepreneur at 66…

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SASSI LLC – Kick-off

The SASSI LLC project kick-off meeting was held in Göttingen, both in-person and online. This project builds on the foundations of SASSI and SASSI-Working On, and welcomes a new partner, CATRO Bulgaria, an HR company bringing valuable expertise in entrepreneurship. Partners discussed their connection to the concept of Olderpreneurship and its significance: Some have direct experience through courses they organize for older individuals. Active elderly people benefit society and themselves by feeling valued, purposeful, and important. The science of aging…

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